This 1993 album is Guns N’ Roses’ most interesting record, if not their best. It was poorly received (hair bands were out of style after the ascendancy of grunge) and the band was disintegrating – this was GNR’s last album.

When it first came out, I loved it. Even if Axl Rose didn’t completely capture the spirit and the rage of the originals, I could still feel the power and the energy of those songs. It was for many people their first real exposure to punk. Heady stuff for an undergraduate gradually exploring music that never comes near the radio.